Session 3: Days 15 and 16 of Rainhelven - Adventuring Preparations: Quests and City Life

The Sands of Tanis: An Observer's Journal The desert wind whispers tales, and I, the Desert Observer, find myself drawn once more to the heart of them, recently settling in at The Glowing Portal Inn in the sun-baked city of Tanis. It is Day 16 of Rain Helven, and the dry heat is a constant companion, though the inn, bless its industrious owners, employs a clever system of slats, ice, and fans to offer a surprising coolness within its walls. Tanis itself feels like a hub in the arid expanse. To the west lie the feared Wheezing Gasp goblins, led by hobgoblins, known for their raids. Eastward, the Burning Brand orcish tribes loom, with a prophet in Crocodiliopolis dreaming of fiery devastation. The city hums with mundane life, yet whispers of deeper dangers persist: reports of animated dust devils stealing livestock and the discovery of a half-buried stone tablet near Lipel, possibly holding the true name of an undead lord. These are the undercurrents in the daily grind, the city'...